Tire-clamp.



PATENTBD JULY 26, 1904.

P. P. SGHAFFER.

TIRE CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19. 1904.

N0 MODEL.

an? F 0 W M F m F ATTORNEYS No. 766,119. Patented July 26, 1904.

UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP F. SGHAFFER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF TIVO-THIRDS TO BENJAMIN ALLEN, 31), AND JAMES P. REILLY, OF GERMANTOWN, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIRE-CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,119, dated July 26, 1904.

Application filed April 19, 1904. Serial No. 203,869. (No model.)

To who? it Z/ L L adapted to be drawn together by tight- Be it known that I, PHILIP F. SOHAFFER, a ening-screws M, having heads N at one end citizen of the United States, and a resident of and with suitable tap-nuts O on their opposite 5 Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia ends. The bolts M are arranged in perfoand State of Pennsylvania, have made certain rated shoulders P on the under side of the new and usefullmprovementsin Tire-Clamps, base-plate (,ir, (see Figs. 1 and 3,) whereby of which the following is a specification. upon screwing up the nuts O the base-plate The object had in view is to improve and ends may be drawn together, and thus be 55 simplify that particular type of tire-clamp tightened or clamped on the telly. Obvi- IO used for securing pneumatic'or solid tires on ously the latter should be recessed, as indithe felly of an ordinary vehicle-wheel. cated at Q, in Fig. 1.

The invention consists in certain novel con- In the embodiment of my invention shown structions and combinations of parts, as will in Fig. 2 the annular clamping-bars A B and 60 be hereinafter described and claimed. the base-plate G are constructed in separate I 5 Reference is had to the accompanying drawmembers. In this form the inner sides of the ings, in which clamps A B are recessed, as indicated at R,

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional perspective leaving shoulders S, which underlie the proview of a vehicle-felly to which niyimproved jecting edges of the base-plate, the lower clamp is shown applied. Fig. 9. is a similar edges of said clamps being extended for suitview showing another embodiment of my inably embracing the felly sides, as shown in vention. Fig. 3 is abroken-away detail plan the View. For obviating slipping action of view showing the tire-base-ring-tightening the base-plate G inturned lugs T (see Fig. 4) means, and Fig. i is a perspective cross-secmay be provided and located on its opposite 7 tion showing lugs on the tire-base ring. side from the tightening-screws M.

5 In the practice of my invention I employ The operation and use of my invention will annular side clamps A B, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) be understood from the above description. having upper rounded edges C and lower Having thus described my invention, What edges D E, intended to extend down below I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters 75 the outer face or periphery of the wheel felly Patent, is-

or rim F. 1. The combination of the wheel-folly, the

In one embodiment comprehended in my side clamps, a transversely-disposed plate on invention the clamping-ring Bis formed with one of said clamps, an inturned flange at the anintegral horizontally-disposed plate G, havfree edge of said plate, tightening-screws for 30 ing aninwardly-projectingflange H, the plate the plate, a shoulder on one of said clamps 3 5 G being adapted to lie on the outer or tread adapted to rest on the flanged edge of the side of the telly F and with its flange H extransversely-disposed plate, a suitable tire, tending part way across the telly side, as and securing-bolts substantially as described. shown in Fig. 1. It will be noticed that the 2. The combination with a wheel-felly, of 5 clamping-ring A is cut away, leaving a shoula suitable tire, annular clamps having upper 4 der I, (see Fig. 1,) adapted to rest on the baserounded edges and extended lower edges, a

plate edge and form a suitable seat or socket transversely-disposed base-plate located bewhich, in connection with transversely-artween said clamps, depending perforated lugs ranged bolts J, extended through the lower and tightening-bolts on the base-plate, a shoul- 9 portion of the tire K, will afford bracing supder on the clamp adapted for engagement port for the clamp A and effective securing of with the base-plate edge, securing-bolts exthe tire Kagainstdisplacement. Thebase-plate tended through the said clamps and the tire, G is made annular in form and with its ends substantially as described.

3. The combination with a Wheel-telly havclamps and the said tire, substantially as deing a suitable tire thereon, of annular clamps scribed. at opposite edges of the felly, a base-plate on the tread of the felly, tightening-bolts for se- PHILIP SGHAFFER' 5 curing the base-plate, lugs 0n the opposite Witnesses: 7

side of the annular base-plate from its tight- SUE BIRTWELL,

ening-bolts, and bolts extended through the JOHN OOONNELL. 

